After being scratched from his Wednesday rehab start with Double-A Tennessee due to what the organization called a “dead arm,” Matt Garza is scheduled for long toss Friday.

The Rockies placed first baseman Todd Helton on the 15-day disabled list with a left forearm strain and called up infielder Ryan Wheeler from Triple-A Colorado Springs for Thursday night’s opener of a four-game series against the D-backs.

If nothing else comes from a four-game series in Philadelphia — besides three consecutive wins, capped with Thursday’s 6-4 victory — the Pirates now know that if their rotation keeps them close, any game is winnable.

The Nationals have picked up general manager Mike Rizzo’s option for 2014, according to a baseball source. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The two parties are working on an extension beyond next season.

Rick Camp, who spent nine years with the Braves, died on Thursday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was 59.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly Thursday morning said he didn’t have a day for the start of Hanley Ramirez’s injury rehab assignment, but Ramirez tweeted a big hint an hour later.

Wil Nieves’ sacrifice fly to center scored Paul Goldschmidt with the go-ahead run as the D-backs beat the Giants, 3-2, in 10 innings Wednesday afternoon at AT&T Park.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Robbie Grossman’s Major League debut was a huge success, and he was not the only Astros player to have a big game in Wednesday’s 10-3 victory against the Mariners.

Carlos Ruiz is serving the end of a 25-game suspension for using a banned stimulant. He can rejoin the team Sunday against the Mets at Citi Field. Delmon Young is recovering from microfracture surgery on his right ankle. He could join the team in the next couple weeks, if the Phillies believe he can play competently defensively in right field.

After tying the game on Dexter Fowler’s two-run double with two outs in the ninth off Craig Kimbrel, the Rockies won it 6-5 in the 12th on Yorvit Torrealba’s single, snapping their three-game losing streak.

Right fielder Shane Victorino appeared to re-injure his back while taking a check swing in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics.

Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson took 15 swings in a batting cage on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., as he continues to move toward returning to game action.

The Pirates are eagerly awaiting the return of three pitchers to their active roster, and for the first time in a long time, all three appear close to accomplishing that goal.

A booming Todd Frazier home run in the bottom of the sixth inning was all that Mat Latos and the Reds needed to get a 1-0 win over the Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.

Maicer Izturis drew a four-pitch walk with the bases loaded in the top of the 11th inning as the Blue Jays narrowly came out on top with a 6-5 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday afternoon at Camden Yards.

Carried by strong starting pitching, the Cardinals capped a six-win road trip with a three-game sweep of Washington. Wednesday’s 4-2 victory in front of 33,694 fans at Nationals Park featured Jaime Garcia outdueling prized right-hander Stephen Strasburg before handing the lead over to a suddenly stabilized bullpen.